Bed or table for steam-pressing machines.



W. A. PBTRIB & C. D. STRATTON.

BBD 0R TABLE PoR STEAM PRESSING MAcHiNBs,

APPLICATION FILED SEPT, l, 1G10,

Patentd July 9, 1912.

" ooncloneation while tho box or table is looir immod, and also servos TAJTES ATENT EFCE.

WILITER L PETRIE QHARLES D, STRATTON, OF CLINTON, NEW' YORK.

BED OR TBLE F6133 STEA'M-PRESSING MACHINES.

L? (a1/IZ 'inflar/t 'may .como

lilo it known il Couniy of Quei@ and Sinto New York, have, invenefl or fl'scovered oornin new and useful Improvements: in Binh; or Tables for Steanrlreqsing Mac-hi of wliivh fol lowing iQ :i Spocicn'tion. ronca boingjllad horei to ille accompli. j drawing This inifenion rolares lo 1i. ood or fabio for sfenrn i incliineg of l-lmt clase lli in our l'zilom No. 953,36, grnnofl T5107 amil ille invfeniion lli-.s for `o pit-ow? .o l5! l or table, for ll: of :michi s reform?, io, vlzicli will he risking lim: or flry searn Figure l i ed or table option of a perforated 1ily Llilfirni consruclion ille drawingf. lli@ improv fh@ l -4 boo or labircon:

i l lion by ..,;ziw l. "'l` 1o bmlv poriion ilu-ivifloil *wi-i seziin iilo' ning .vnicli ooi'imnin airis wml' n, acum iisirilnib ing' pipo lil lio (,nl o'l. which, fari'liosl' if ,un i. cloSeil oy suitable Cup l. ani inlol; pipo is provided on `its l. with a. :series of Steam outlet por? 'loratons 18 mid below saiil pipo, Within said box, is preferably arranged a balli-of pla-ie l! agoin which the. Siloam passing.;- tlirougli the pieroraioiis in said pipe will bo projoceal. This baille plziio Servos to tribuo the sloom and receive the waterro is lao( curving Sido porti@ for the bei-ier dis'rri A' ben-pe of live steam, :in fl the pnssageivays leading lo said perforalfions are pref.- mably formed conical or domo-snaped, as Shown in l? and L In 'the Construction shown in 3 the passagewuys are tapering at their upper parts only, lo afford contracting Walls terminal-ing at. the exif porforilions 2l, VWliilo in the consfruo# tion Shown in Fig. Lilblxo upwardly tapering passagovmys extend from the lower foto of the lop-plato 13 to the small exi perforalions zit the upper side of said plato. ln liotii fornite shown the pussngewuys :im upiif rally 'tapering to the exit perforation. By making' these passagoways whim lozul lo 'rho porforations 2l in the lzipering or conical forms shown tho Walls thereof will collect'. the: condensed Str-mn lha-t onljy7 live. or dri' Stoom will pass through lio said holesl or perforalzions 2l. I

'l'l'io construction above described pri i'idos fr, table or bo for garment or cloth pressingmaoliines of such constriiotiontlmt, when properly .lie-ated, only live' or ry Steam will paso tlircmgli the perforations in lie. lop noreof o t'horololh or garmont lieing presssel` lim/ing thus described our invention We claim and desim to secure by Lelfors llien l. bod or table for stoom pressing marliines consisl'ing of :i hollow body portion provided willi a steam inlet and a Water outlet, and :i perforated top portion at lashed lo said body portion and provided throughout with steam exit perforations the ont. 'micos to which, through the said top portion, aro formed upwardly tapring, converging to small outlet orifices, combined `with :L sloamfflistributing pipe Within tho liollow bed said stoam'distributirig pipo 'oe-` ing vproifnlel-on its lower Side with per foiations, `and "a baille unddrai'nage plat-e 'interposed beween siiid pipe and the botom of the hollow bed and arranged to resolve and distribute the steam issiiing from said perforated pipe.

2. A bed-or table for steam pressing macliinos consisting f a hollow body portion provided with a. steam inlet and a Water oui'.- lelt, and a perforatditop portion attached to said body portion and provided throughout. with -steam exit perfora-tions the en- 'imno-3S to which, through the said top portion, are vformed tapering, as Shown, cornbiiied with :i steam-'distributing pipe Within the hollow bed, said steam-distributing pipe at the parts thereof farthest from the said 10 being provided on its lower side with persteam-distributing pipe.

forations, and a baffle and drainage plate in- In testimony whereof" we afiix our signalteiposed between said pipe and the bottom tures, in the presence of two witnesses.

of thesaid hollow bed, and arranged to re- WALTER A PETRIE.

ceive and distribute the steam issuing from CHARLES D. STRATTON.

said perforated pipe, said baffle or drainage XVitnesses:

plate having a depressed cent-ral portion, TiMoTHY G. DONOVAN,

and having also overeurving side portions HENRY T. CLARK. 

